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    The document presents an 8 problem comprehensive exam on partial differential equations. It includes problems involving Green's functions, harmonic functions, energy methods, maximum principles, characteristics, and entropy solutions. Test takers are instructed to select 6 of the 8 problems to be graded. The exam provides good luck wishes at its conclusion.

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    Fall 2017

    Partial Differential Equation Comprehensive Exam

    Do any six problems. Clearly indicate in the table below which problems you want to be graded.
    If you do not select any problems we will grade the first 6 problems. Good luck!
    Problems 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

    1. Let Ω ⊂ R2 denote the positive quadrant, i.e.

    Ω := x = (x, y) ∈ R2 : x > 0, y > 0 .


    

    Use the method of reflection to find the Green’s function G(x, y) for Ω, and use it to state a
    solution to the Dirichlet problem

    ∆u(x) = f (x) x ∈ Ω and u(x) = g(x) x ∈ ∂Ω

    for Poisson’s equation.

    2. Let Ω ⊂ Rn denote a bounded, open domain, and assume that u ∈ C 2 (Ω) is twice differentiable.
    Show that u(x) is harmonic in Ω if and only if u(x) satisfies the mean value property. You
    may use the identities
    Z r Z !
    rn
    Z
    u(z) dz = u(z) dσz ds, |∂Br (x)| = rn−1 |∂B1 (0)|, |Br (x)| = |∂B1 (0)|
    Br (x) 0 ∂Bs (x) n
    Z Z
    n−1
    u(z) dσz = r u(x + ry) dσy
    ∂Br (x) ∂B1 (0)

    without proof in your argument.

    3. Let u(x, t) denote the solution to the initial value problem

    utt = uxx
    u(x, 0) = f (x)
    ut (x, 0) = g(x),

    where the initial conditions f ∈ C 2 (R) and g ∈ C 1 (R) have compact support. That is, there
    exists an R > 0 so that f (x) = 0 and g(x) = 0 whenever |x| ≥ R. Define k(t) and p(t) as
    Z Z
    k(t) := u2t (x, t) dx p(t) := u2x (x, t) dx.
    R R

    (a) Show the total energy E(t) = k(t) + p(t) is constant in time.
    (b) Show that k(t) = p(t) whenever t ≥ 2R.
    4. Let Ω ⊂ Rn denotes a bounded, connected domain with smooth boundary. Use Green’s identity
    and the energy method to show that u(x, t) = 0 is the unique solution to the following parabolic
    PDE with bi-harmonic diffusion:

    ut = −∆(∆u) x ∈ Ω, t > 0,
    ∆u(x, t) = 0 x ∈ ∂Ω, t > 0,
    u(x, t) = 0 x ∈ ∂Ω, t > 0,
    u(x, 0) = 0 x ∈ Ω, t = 0.

    5. Suppose that u ∈ C 2,1 (ΩT ) ∩ C(ΩT ) solves the heat equation

    ut (x, t) = ∆u(x, t) in ΩT := {(x, t) : x ∈ Ω, 0 < t < T } (1)


    u(x, t) = h(x, t) x ∈ ∂Ω, t > 0
    u(x, 0) = g(x) x ∈ Ω, t = 0

    in Ω ⊂ Rn a bounded domain with smooth boundary. Let

    ∂p ΩT := {(x, t) ∈ ΩT : x ∈ ∂Ω or t = 0}

    denote the parabolic boundary.

    (a) State and prove the weak maximum principle for the heat equation.
    (b) Let Ω = B1 (0) denote the unit ball in R2 centered at the origin. Show the solution to (1)
    satisfies the inequality
    2
    e−8t 1 − |x|2 ≤ u(x, t) ≤ e−4t (1 − |x|2 )

    if g(x) = 1 − |x|2 and h(x, t) = 0. You may use the identities ∆|x|2 = 4 and ∆|x|4 = 16|x|2
    (valid in two dimensions) without proof.

    6. Consider the pure initial value problem for the damped wave equation,

    utt + αut = uxx u(x, 0) = g(x) ut (x, 0) = h(x), (2)

    for α > 0 a drag coefficient.

    (a) Fix a point x0 ∈ R and a time t0 > 0. For 0 ≤ t ≤ t0 let


    Z x0 +(t0 −t)
    1
    E(t) := u2t (x, t) + u2x (x, t) dx
    2 x0 −(t0 −t)

    denote the total energy (kinetic plus potential) in the interval (x0 − (t0 − t), x0 + t0 − t).
    Use Leibniz rule and the PDE (2) to show that

    E 0 (t) ≤ 0

    for 0 < t < t0 , and so E(t) is non-increasing.


    (b) Suppose g(x) = h(x) = 0 in the interval (x0 − t0 , x0 + t0 ). Show that

    u(x, t) = 0

    in the entire triangular region T := {(x, t) : x0 − (t0 − t) ≤ x ≤ x0 + (t0 − t), 0 ≤ t ≤ t0 }.


    (c) Show that solutions of the initial value problem (2) are unique.

    7. Use the method of characteristics to find a solution to the quasi-linear PDE

    ux uy = u with u(x, y) = y 2 on Γ := {(x, y) : x = 0}.

    Is the solution uniquely defined near (x, y) = (0, 0)? If so, state the solution. If not, find
    another solution.

    8. Find the entropy solution to Burger’s equation

    ut + uux = 0 x ∈ R, t > 0

    0
     if x < 0
    u(x, 0) = 1 if 0 < x < 1

    0 if x > 1.

    Sketch the characteristics in the (x, t) plane, and clearly indicate any shocks that occur.

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